Group Financial Accountant, Liberis
£55-65k
1-3 days a week in office
A new era in embedded finance
Job no longer available
A new era in embedded finance
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
£55-65k
1-3 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To supercharge the power of small businesses all over the world - delivering the financial products they need to grow.
Role
Who you are
- You are a qualified accountant who is keen to work in a rapidly evolving business – providing business insight and ensuring our standards and compliance are best-in-class. You’ll thrive on process innovation and challenging the status quo to achieve great results
- You’ll thrive on process innovation and challenging the status quo to achieve great results
- A qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA or equivalent) with up to (roughly) 2 years’ experience post qualification – we are open to backgrounds both in industry or practice!
- Strong technical knowledge of accounting standards and tax compliance requirements
- Outstanding spreadsheet skills and knowledge of financial reporting systems (preferably SAP)
- A track record of process improvement and innovation
- Emotionally intelligent with the ability to influence a diverse range of stakeholders
What the job involves
- The Finance team is at the spine of Liberis operations
- Our mission is to support the future growth of the company by providing insightful financial information to management and investors as well as developing a scalable finance platform capable of ensuring proper oversight and compliance
- We are currently a team of twelve, based in London with responsibility for partnering with our Global operational teams
- You’ll join a dynamic, fast paced innovative team, made up of enthusiastic and experienced finance professionals
- Reporting to: Group Financial Controller
- Take charge of the groups overseas reporting and compliance capabilities, supporting rapid international expansion in Europe and the US
- Assist in the preparation of the consolidated management accounts and reporting for the Board and external investors
- Management of the SAP system to meet the developing needs of the business, maintaining the chart of accounts and other masterdata and managing internal controls
- Work closely with the People team to further develop both UK and overseas payroll processes
- Assist with company’s auditors during the interim and yearend review to confirm the transactions and balances reported in the financial statements
- Support the Financial Reporting team in the processing of accounts payable, bank payments and reconciliations
- Contribute to ad hoc projects including fundraising, forecasting and business development
Salary benchmarks
Our take
London-based Liberis offers small businesses a new way of securing financing. By taking an agreed % of customer credit and debit card takings, Liberis has created a brand new system of repayment, meaning small businesses no longer have to rely on traditional financing. Whilst small businesses are a cornerstone of the global economy, they are continuously turned away by traditional lenders, hence Liberis has been able to harness a crucial part of the global market whilst boosting small business.
Liberis isn't the only 'pay-as-you-earn '-style finance provider: it competes with similar schemes provided by the likes of Amazon and PayPal. Nonetheless, it has seen rapid growth and has funded around $3B to over 50,000 SMEs across the UK, Europe, and the US. This can be accredited to the platform's use of machine learning to understand a customer's risk profile, and hence the maximum funding options available to them. Its other standout feature is its frictionless end-to-end funding experience, which uses a single API integration to accelerate the timeline from application to finance.
Liberis operates an impressive global partner network that consists of eCommerce platforms. It has raised significant funding that will enable it to grow its European and US presence with new partners as well as established ones like eBay US.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2021
$45.6m
LATE VC
Dec 2020
$66m
LATE VC
Total funding: $153.8m
Company benefits
- 25 days holiday a year, with 3 additional days taken over the Christmas & New Year periods. Option to buy and sell holiday days
- Annual Bonus Scheme. % based on a combination of company performance and your individual performance
- Clear and transparent Commission Scheme to motivate and reward our Sales teams
- Life Assurance at 3x annual salary
- Learning fund. If you’ve got skills you’d like to develop, we’ll give you £1,000 a year to go for it
- Our partnership with mental health platform ‘Unmind' offers support for a huge range of needs, from work-life balance and personal growth to counselling
- After 2 years of continuous service you can take a sabbatical for up to 3 months
- Learning time, we give a development allowance of 32 hours per calendar year (4 days). This allowance is designed to give you protected time to focus on learning - whether that’s developing new skills, exploring areas of interest or simply building on your current strengths. It’s all about helping you grow and perform at your best!
- Pension scheme. 5% employee (option to pay more) / 4% employer contributions
- Primary carers. 20 weeks at full pay after 26 weeks of service
- Secondary carers. 12 weeks at full pay after 26 weeks of service, with an option to split time off within the first 12 months of birth or adoption
- Fertility support. 2 days for partner per cycle, 5 days for woman per cycle
- Medical cash plan. Claim money back towards the cost of your essential everyday healthcare, such as dental, optical, physio and GP appointments
Company HQ
Shepherd's Bush, London, UK
Leadership
Rob Straathof
(CEO)Previously founded Taste 2. Experience as Director for Newable Business Finance Ltd, Non Executive Director for Folkefinans AS, Director for Everline Financial Services.
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